Why OpenAI’s Next Release Could Be a Massive AI Breakthrough

Almost two years ago, OpenAI launched ChatGPT, its next-generation AI-based chatbot. And with that launch, the firm sparked an artificial intelligence frenzy that has since reshaped the global economy, the stock market, even parts of our daily lives.

Now it looks like OpenAI is getting ready to do it all again with a new iteration.

Reports have surfaced suggesting that the company plans to launch its new AI model, dubbed “Strawberry,” this fall.

But the real kicker here? It is assumed that Strawberry is capable of complex reasoning…

…Which means this encore release has the potential to be even more impactful than ChatGPT’s original debut.

Everything we know about the top-secret project suggests that Strawberry is a stunning upgrade to current AI designs. Therefore, its release could propel us into a whole new era where AI is more capable than humans almost everything.

Of course, this new era will be both exciting and scary. It could make fortunes – and kill jobs. It could – perhaps permanently – divide society between the “haves” and the “have-nots”.

Either way, the release of Strawberry could be a watershed moment for the AI ​​Boom.

And to understand why, we’ll delve into the so-called “stages of AI.”

Breakdown of AI levels

According to OpenAI, there are five stages or levels of artificial intelligence: chatbots, reasoners, agents, innovators, and organizations.

At Level 1 (L1AI), AI models are capable of conversational language, but not much else. These chatbots can engage in simple dialogues, answer frequently asked questions, and perform basic tasks like setting reminders or providing weather updates. However, their responses are based on pre-programmed scripts and/or simple pattern matching.

This is the level of AI we have today. Models like ChatGPT, Claude and others can broadly be considered advanced L1AI.

At Level 2 (L2AI), models are able to reason. They go beyond simple pattern recognition and can engage in logical thinking, make inferences, understand cause-and-effect relationships, and solve problems by applying principles or rules learned during training. As such, these patterns go beyond helping us automate tasks. They help us solve hard problems.

L3AI is centered on models with sufficiently complex reasoning and contextual understanding to create fully autonomous systems. L4AI can create new things, while L5AI can run entire organizations. At L5, we would have reached the so-called Artificial General Intelligence (AGI): the end game of technology.

We are currently in the L1AI era. And Strawberry would propel us to tier 2.